Historical Sandstone Estate in manicured English Garden
Price: 20,000,000 South African Rand
or approx.
1,506,000 GBP; € 1,563,000; US$ 2,128,000
Summary
Located in South Africa in the great scenic beauty of the Eastern Free State some 13 km from the town of Clocolan
and mid-way between Ficksburg and Ladybrand, the Estate is easily reached on tar roads from Johannesburg and Bloemfontein. Entrance to the Estate is via a kilometer long avenue of old oak trees said to have been planted from acorns collected in the Sherwood Forest.
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An oak avenue 1 km long leads to the homestead
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The house and adjacent buildings nestle in a ring of surrounding mountains
including the famed Judges Head and has manicured English garden.
It was built in the mid 1870s for an Anglican priest
View from the
entrance gate
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Sandstone
pond
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photos of the garden
The large main house has magnificent
original woodwork and panelling and comprises a large,
so-called music room, which has accommodated a sit-down dinner for 80
people.
The downstairs includes a separate dining room, a lounge, farmhouse
kitchen,
bathroom, separate toilet and two large Victorian bedrooms.
A feature staircase leads upstairs to the main bedroom and bathroom and
two other, smaller bedrooms.
The separate Coach House has two bathrooms, three bedrooms, a kitchen and a lounge.
A third suite in the garden overlooking an old clay tennis court provides another en-suite bedroom.
The Coach House
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The Estate is a
working farm (310 ha),
with the lands being leased to local farmers and producing wheat and
maize.
Livestock includes a number of horses - located in the sandstone stable
block -
and small number of sheep and cattle.
It has a good water supply from two
windmills and three boreholes, as well as two mountain springs.
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The Estate offers a wonderful retreat with many walking and climbing opportunities
as well as being perfect for equestrian activities.
It has a swimming pool, a clay pigeon shooting range,
an old clay tennis court and areas in which to play Boulle and croquet.
Located some 30 km from a Lesotho border post,
the Estate is within easy reach of all tourist attractions of the Malutis
which include snow skiing and the Katse dam.
The estate is also within easy day trip reach of Clarens
and the balance of the Eastern Free State.
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